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Assessment and Policy Recommendations for Domestic Illegal Firearms Trafficking
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This report examined the nature of domestic illegal firearms trafficking, including key features and predictors of firearms trafficking, and rationalizes the defining of domestic illegal firearms trafficking into three ... -
A Big Deal: Examining Routine Activities Variables Related to Sexual Victimization on the College Campus
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The sexual assault and sexual coercion of women on college campuses is a pervasive and ongoing problem. It is estimated that over 15% of women attending college experience some type of sexual assault or coercion each year ... -
Blessings and Curses: The Impact of the North Dakota Oil Boom on Offender Reentry and Reintegration into the Community
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Education, employment, housing, and substance abuse pose significant problems to the successful reentry of individuals released from prison. The current research project utilized a natural experiment, an oil boom in a ... -
Can Detention Reduce Recidivism of Youth? An Outcome Evaluation of a Juvenile Detention Center
(North Dakota State University, 2017)This study is an outcome evaluation of a secure unit of one juvenile detention center in the Midwest. The primary purpose of this study was to elucidate the relationship between a secure detention placement and recidivism ... -
Characteristics of Child Pornographers Under Federal Supervision in the State of North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Currently, it is estimated that there are over 45 million child pornographic images and videos on the internet. The purpose of the current study is to record the characteristics of those convicted of accessing, distributing, ... -
Chasing the Dragon: The Social Construction of the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Utilizing a social construction perspective, this study uses a mixed method approach to examine the opioid epidemic. The study begins by identifying the numerous claims-making groups along with conducting a content analysis ... -
Citizens’ Perception of Police Services in an Oil Boomtown
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Past research indicates that various factors influence citizens’ perception of police services, including citizen characteristics, prior criminal victimization, personal safety, and fear of crime. However, less is known ... -
Correctional Case Planning: An Examination Into the Impacts of Case Plans on Offender Recidivism
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Case planning has become common practice within many correctional intervention programs. While the practice of case planning is not a new idea, it remains a largely neglected field within the study of offender rehabilitation. ... -
Differences in DUI Punishments and Recidivism Between Transfers Among Municipal and District Court
(North Dakota State University, 2021)The relationship between court transfers and punishment differences, as well as changes in recidivism, have been seldomly researched. This paper adds to the body of research by comparing punishments from DUI cases heard ... -
Do Victim Impact Panels Reduce DUI Recidivism?
(North Dakota State University, 2016)This study looks at Victim Impact Panels as an effective program for reducing recidivism of convicted drunk drivers. Researchers collected data on a group of DUI offenders who were sentenced to attend a Victim Impact Panel ... -
Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Programs in the Prevention of Juvenile Crime
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This study examined how restorative justice programs impact the probability of recidivism among juvenile offenders. It compared juveniles who completed restorative justice programs versus juveniles who were released with ... -
The Effects of the DUI 24/7 Program in Cass County, North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2019)This study presents the results of an evaluation of the 24/7 Sobriety Program in Cass County, North Dakota, looking specifically at participants’ likelihood of receiving a conviction of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) ... -
An Examination of the Relationship Between Individual Risk Factors and Drug Court Success: An Application of the Risk, Needs, Responsivity Model
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Research has documented that drug courts can and do work; however, recent attention has focused on how individual characteristics may be related to program success and post program recidivism. It was the purpose of this ... -
Exploratory Analysis of Mass Shooting Offenders in U.S. Journalism
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Mass shootings are commonplace in media. The media reports as to why the events happened, often within days or hours. These reasons attributed often lead to political debates on how to deter future mass casualty events. ... -
An Exploratory Study of the Perceptions of Effectiveness for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Training for Law Enforcement
(North Dakota State University, 2022)This study is designed to explore a possible solution to a variety of the current issues in the law enforcement field. The purpose of this study is to assess the views through purposive sampling of ten key informants in ... -
Formal and Informal Labeling Effects on Later Self-Reported Non-Violent and Violent Delinquency
(North Dakota State University, 2011)This research examines the impact of formal and informal labeling on self-reported violent and non-violent delinquency. This longitudinal research design utilizes cohort 15 from the Project on Human Development in Chicago ... -
Homelessness and Police Contact
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Research regarding the homeless and their interactions with law enforcement is sparse. The current study examines the perceptions homeless men and women have of police officers in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Data for this ... -
Integrating the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Approaches for an Enhanced Police Performance Measurement System
(North Dakota State University, 2021)An effective performance measurement system is an integral part of modern police management. Police agencies have measured their performance against a very restricted set of crime-focused indicators, such as crime rates, ... -
Is Justice Delayed Justice Denied? : Examining the Timeliness of Completing Police Misconduct Investigations
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This study aims to examine how patrol officer and complaint characteristics influence the timeliness of completing police misconduct investigations. Further, it analyzes how the timeliness of the investigation influences ... -
Juvenile Perceptions of the Police and Police Services
(North Dakota State University, 2011)This study examined the impact of four categories of variables (demographics, neighborhood context variables, contact with the police, and vicarious influence variables) on juvenile perceptions of the police and police ...